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Schools, 1954

17 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Emu Plains School Building Deteriorating

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 6

The public school buildings at Emu Plains are slowly deteriorating for the want of urgent…

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G'brook. Pre-school Kindergarten Grows

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 11

Glenbrook Pre - School Kindergarten is growing so rapidly that a hew part-time teacher has been added…

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Headmaster Advocates Altered School Hours

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 9

The school's sound system worked well end was being used more this year than previously, the headmaster, Mr. V…

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Wall Paintings at Glenbrook Primary School

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1954 · page 9

The Kindergarten room at Glenbrook Primary School is now the proud possessor of a set of mural paintings,…

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High School Play Nights

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 2

Wednesday and Thursday nights of April 28 and 29 saw the presentation of the high school play night at…

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Public Schools Are Starved of Equipment

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1954 · page 7

Public schools are starved of equipment says Advance of Education Conference publicity officer…

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Proposed Infants' School For North Katoomba

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 11

Mr. Cash, Inspector of Schools at Springwood, met representatives of the North Katoomba Ratepayers and…

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Katoomba High Speech Day

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 1

Speech Day for Katoomba High School was held this year in the Savoy Theatre, when Professor Gorell, of Nevada University, U.S.A., as guest speaker, addressed the…

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Public School for Nth. Katoomba

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 12

A communication was sent by Mr. Cash, Inspector of Schools at Springwood, to the North Katoomba…

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Ex -Students' Union for Katoomba High School

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1954 · page 1

A meeting was held at Katoomba High School recently with the hopes of forming an Ex -Students' Union. Previous attempts have…

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Katoomba School of Arts

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1954 · page 9

The annual meeting was held in the library at 8 p.m. on August 2. A small number attended the meeting,…

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Springwood Public School Education Week Success

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 2

Education Week at Springwood Public School was an outstanding Success, despite the fact that many calls were made upon the time of parents who had children both at Springwood and either…

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Nth. Katoomba Primary School

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 1

The following letter has been sent to the North Katoomba Ratepayers and Citizens' Association by the…

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Death Of Popular High School Student

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1954 · page 4

Fifty classmates from Katoomba High School attended. the funeral service at the Gospel Hall, Epping…

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Pupils Give Recital

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 11

A recital by the senior students of Miss Jose Radeski held in the Methodist Hall, Katoomba, last Friday…

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Work Starts on New School

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 2

Work has commenced on the erection of the new public school at North Katoomba…

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Hazelbrook School Play

The Blue Mountains Advertiser · Thursday 30 December 1954 · page 4

Pupils of Hazelbrook school gave a creditable performance in a play at Hazelbrook just prior to…

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